‘Design Katha’ -International Conference hosted by AOD at its Sri Lanka Design Festival 2014

AOD International Design Campus that has made waves as a regional leader in design education has had a consistent streak of global success with London Fashion Week IFS, Graduate Fashion Week UK, Cannes Lions-France, Spikes Asia-Singapore etc., where it has been placed alongside renowned design universities across the world. With impressive links with the design industries in London, Paris, Milan and New York, AOD is truly an international design education hub growing in Colombo. Utilising these connections from across the world, AOD is now prepared to open the doors to world-class design through an international conference targeting design students, undergraduates, design thinkers, young innovators and designers. Titled ‘Design Katha’, and held as a fringe event of AOD’s Sri Lanka Design Festival 2014, the conference will bring together an impressive line-up of international speakers including the legendary former dean of Central Saint Martins, Jane Rapley OBE.

Design Katha, curated by AOD’s international faculty tackles the popular culture of design. The conference will shed light on the thinking patterns of great designers by Jane Rapley who has become an icon in British design and honoured with Queen’s Order of the British Empire, for leading the team that launched the careers of some of the most legendary names in design, including Alexander McQueen, Stella McCartney and Matthew Williamson. Seasoned fashion educator and knitwear designer Jane Gottelier and experienced colour theorist Janet Best will touch on the fundamental connections between fashion, design and culture along with the indispensable topic of psychology, tricks and trends in colour usage for design. Providing a rare opportunity for young designers, innovators and students the discussion will also bring in Patrick Gottelier’s -British industrial designer and educationalist- insight in leading design businesses in local and international markets and British visual artist Bella Towse’s expertise in visual planning and communication. AOD’s international faculty’s senior graphic design tutor, Canadian designer Alain Parizeau and Assistant Programme leader hailing from India- Pushpi Bagchi will bring in their expertise on the significance of language and vernacular culture in design.

The forum will be held on 5th December 2.00pm to 4.00 pm at SLECC-. R. Wijewardena Mawatha, Colombo 10 parallel to the much talked about Sri Lanka Design Festival, Interior Design Exhibition which is conceptualised by AOD and held at the same venue (Freely open to the public) To find out more, or reserve your tickets, reach AOD

International Design Campus; Call 011 5867772/3, Visit 29, Lauries Road,

Colombo 4 between 9am/5pm, email info@aod.lk , log on to www.aod.lk or www.facebook.com/aod

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